News
CPC Fellow Jane D. Brown guest on WUNC’s The State of Things
April 13, 2009Apr 13, 2009 Despite a recent decline in the number of children born to teenagers in North Carolina, the rate of teenage pregnancies in this state is significantly higher than the national average rate of 42 percent.* Teen pregnancies cost … Read more
Release: UNC receives Gates Foundation grant to help tackle reproductive health issues facing urban poor
March 30, 2009Mar 30, 2009 UNC receives Gates Foundation grant to help tackle reproductive health issues facing urban poor Issued by UNC News Services (March 30, 2009):http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/unc-receives-gates-foundation-grant-to-help-tackle-reproductive-health-issues-facing-urban-poor.html The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received more than $22 million from … Read more
Affirmative action for minority students subject of commentary co-authored by CPC Fellow Margarita Mooney
March 24, 2009Mar 24, 2009 Margarita Mooney, CPC Fellow and assistant professor of sociology, has co-authored a commentary in the Chronicle of Higher Education on the use of race in higher education admissions. The essay, which is adapted from a forthcoming book, … Read more
CPC Fellow Barry Popkin comments on red meat consumption in news
March 24, 2009Mar 24, 2009 CPC Fellow and the Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition Barry Popkin discusses the environmental impact of consuming red meat. “‘We’ve promoted a diet that has added excessively to global warming,’ Popkin said in an … Read more
CPC Director Entwisle talks about National Children’s Study on WCOM’s Radio In Vivo show
March 19, 2009Mar 19, 2009 Carolina Population Center Fellow and Director Barbara Entwisle was interviewed about the National Children’s Study on WCOM’s Radio In Vivo show. Entwisle, Carolina Population Center Director and Fellow, is the principal investigator of the National Children’s Study … Read more
Interview with CPC Director Entwisle about National Children’s Study now on iTunes
March 19, 2009Mar 19, 2009 An interview with Barbara Entwisle about the National Children’s Study is now available on iTunes. Entwisle, Carolina Population Center Director and Fellow, is the principal investigator of the National Children’s Study in North Carolina. She was interviewed … Read more
CPC Fellow Cohen wins Best Article Award from American Sociological Association
March 12, 2009Mar 12, 2009 Carolina Population Center Fellow Philip N. Cohen has received the Best Article Award 2009 from the Sex and Gender section of the American Sociological Association. His article “Working for the Woman: Female Managers and the Gender Wage … Read more
CPC Fellow Glen Elder appears in NY Times, Washington Post
March 10, 2009Mar 10, 2009 Two articles recently published in the New York Times and the Washington Post quote CPC Fellow Glen Elder on the effects of economic recessions on children. Elder discusses his research on children growing up during the Great … Read more
Jane Brody quotes CPC Fellow Barry Popkin in New York Times
February 17, 2009Feb 17, 2009 In her column on the pros and cons of consuming artificial sweeteners, Jane Brody quotes Barry Popkin, CPC Fellow and Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition. Citing his recent article in the American Journal of … Read more
Review of CPC Fellow Barry Popkin’s book The World Is Fat appears in Washington Post
January 26, 2009Jan 26, 2009 This review discusses three books on the growing global obesity epidemic. “The world is fat, proclaims the title of Barry Popkin’s book — something we all know by now, and all recognize as a disaster. But what … Read more